once upon a time in a faraway kingdom
a princess feared monsters lived under her bed.
the princess grew older, and braver, and wiser,
the queen won the battles with beasts in her head.

but monsters, once slain, never stay gone for long,
and they came back to haunt her at night.
the queen grew exhausted of wars that won't end
and weary of never not having to fight.

the palace remained well-protected by guards
and its walls were built higher and higher.
but guards couldn't keep out the fear of the dark
and walls not the dragon's great fire.

the queen stepped outside of her palace once more
and tore the great monster to shreds.
but killing a dragon was never the problem,
the problem was keeping him dead.